Studio Series workshops are 90-minute sessions that explore animation principles and techniques.
Hold onto your noggin, lest you want the Headless Horseman to get a hold of it! As we ride further into the spooky season, cross over the bridge that spans the brook to join us in our celebration of...
This November, we are celebrating the traditions, languages, contributions and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities as part of National Native American Heritage Month. Join us for a special screening of the 1983 Disney film Running Brave, the...
Join us this National Native American Heritage Month in welcoming Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills for a special reading of his autobiographical picture book, Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills. In Wings of an Eagle, Mills shares the inspiring story of how, after growing up an...
Directing at Disney will spotlight many of the legendary directors whose creative talent and innovations made Walt Disney’s animated films possible, and will showcase an extensive selection of rare film artifacts from The Walt Disney Studios and archival photographs featuring Walt, his early production teams, and legendary directors—dating as far back as the 1930s.
Goofy is one of the world’s most beloved cartoon characters, and to many, the film that best captures his appeal is Disney’s A Goofy Movie (1995). Filmmakers Christopher Ninness and Eric Kimelton documented the making of this unexpected classic in their new documentary Not Just a Goof (2024), which...
After the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, Charles Schulz received a letter from a concerned teacher who wanted to do something to “help change the conditions in our society which led to the assassination,” and thought that adding a Black character to his popular Peanuts comic strip...
The Walt Disney Family Museum is a premiere venue rental space in San Francisco. With exciting content and original exhibitions for all to enjoy, The Walt Disney Family Museum is happy to offer our space for celebrations and activities for all types of groups and ages.
Located in the Presidio of San Francisco, The Walt Disney Family Museum is one of the Bay Area’s most inspirational event and meeting venues. The breathtaking backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, coupled with the natural beauty of the surroundings, embrace this unique San Francisco event space.
For additional information and pricing, please contact our Events Manager at 415.345.6837 or events@wdfmuseum.org.
This eight-week course continues to refine artist and animator skills explored in After School Animation: Beginner. Continuing students should arrive prepared to work on their individual projects during the class and will learn additional animation techniques and tips throughout the course. Students...
Successful animators have a comprehensive understanding of basic animation techniques and principles. This eight-week course focuses on one of these concepts each class by working traditionally with pencil and paper. Budding animators develop a strong foundation, continue to build their knowledge of...
Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 (2024) returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Join us for a virtual replay of a conversation and Q&A with the film’s Executive Producers...
Join us for an in-depth conversation with former President of Walt Disney Imagineering Bob Weis as he discusses his new Disney Editions book, Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Walt Disney Imagineering, which offers an exclusive look at his career creating and supervising...
Studio Series workshops are 90-minute sessions that explore animation principles and techniques.
The ghosts and banshees are about to have their midnight jamboree, and they are brimming with fiendish glee! Whether it’s oral or written—fable or folklore—storytelling has played a significant part...
Walt Disney was a master of storytelling and knew the importance it brought to each of his films. In this six-week class, students will master the fundamentals of storyboarding by learning how to communicate visually and clearly transcribe scripts to boards. Using film studies and techniques such as...
Walt Disney was a master of storytelling and knew the importance it brought to each of his films. In this six-week class, students will master the fundamentals of storyboarding by learning how to communicate visually and clearly transcribe scripts to boards. Using film studies and techniques such as...
In Haunted Mansion (2023), the latest film adaption of the beloved Disney Parks attraction, a young boy and his mom move to a spacious new house only to discover that it is already home to a group of spirits who are not interested in being good roommates. Join us this October for a fun, creepy caper...
To celebrate the release of our new book, Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum, we are displaying rare and unique objects from the collection that are also featured in the book. Some of the artifacts showcased in the book and here have never been seen by the public. These objects will be on view for free in the museum’s Awards Lobby and will rotate periodically through the beginning of 2025. The first object in...
Sundays this November, The Walt Disney Family Museum presents a special sensory-friendly film screening of The Little Mermaid (1989). To make this film a comfortable experience for all, lights will be dimmed instead of off, volume will be slightly lowered, and closed captioning will be turned on...
